The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (2016) | Full Cast

John Heilemann

Self

Mark McKinnon

Self - Host

Alex Wagner

Self - Host

Jennifer Palmieri

Self - Host

Mark Halperin

Self

Donald Trump

Self

Ted Cruz

Self

Bernie Sanders

Self

Hillary Clinton

Self

Marco Rubio

Self - Florida Senator

Tim Miller

Self

Donald Trump Jr.

Self

John Kasich

Self

Mike Pence

Self

Chris Christie

Self

Roger Stone

Self

Kate Bedingfield

Self - Biden 2020 Deputy Campaign Manager

Errin Haines

Self

James Carville

Self

Steve Bannon

Self

Gretchen Whitmer

Self - Michigan Governor

Neal Katyal

Self

Kamala Harris

Self - Vice President of the US

Andrew Weissmann

Self

Mitt Romney

Self

Joe Biden

Self

John Podesta

Self

Brian Fallon

Self

Jeb Bush

ACTOR

John Fetterman

Self - Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor

Tim Ryan

Self

Raphael G. Warnock

Self - Georgia Senator

Kari Lake

Self - Arizona Republican Gubernatorial Candidate

Robert Draper

Self

James Clyburn

Self - Democrat, South Carolina

Nicolle Wallace

Self

Eric Trump

Self

Tim Kaine

Self

Matt Schlapp

Self

Mika Brzezinski

Self - Co-Hostess, Morning Joe

Joe Scarborough

Self - Co-Host, Morning Joe

Sean Hannity

Self

Robby Mook

Self - Hillary Clinton Campaign Manager

Steve Schmidt

Self

Michael Avenatti

Self

Daniel Goldman

Self

Kellyanne Conway

Self

Peter Baker

Self

Bob Casey

Self

Susan Glasser

Self

Malcolm Kenyatta

Self - Pennsylvania State Representative

Stephanie Cutter

Self

Rudy Giuliani

Self

Stacey Abrams

Self

Cory Booker

Self

Debbie Dingell

Self - Michigan Congresswoman

Hogan Gidley

Self

Jaime Harrison

Self

Anita Dunn

Self

Brian Karem

Self

Omar Sabir

Self

Jen Psaki

Self - White House Press Secretary

Hakeem Jeffries

Self

George Conway

Self

Adam Schiff

Self - California Congressman

Michael Bennet

Self

Sean Patrick Maloney

Self - New York Congressman

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Self - New York Congresswoman

Joe Manchin III

Self - West Virginia Senator

Ilhan Omar

Self

Pramila Jayapal

Self

Josh Gottheimer

Self - New Jersey Congressman

Jordan Klepper

Self

Ron DeSantis

Self - Florida Governor

Robert Costa

Self

Marjorie Taylor Greene

Self - Georgia Congresswoman

Bob Woodward

Self

Herschel Walker

Self

Elissa Slotkin

Self - Michigan Congresswoman

Maxwell Frost

Self - Freshman Democrat, Florida

John Ellis

Self - Founder, News Items and Political News Items

Judy Woodruff

Self - Former Managing Editor, PBS NewsHour

Mike Lawler

Self - Freshman Republican, New York

Jill Abramson

Self - Former Executive Editor, The New York Times

Maralee Schwartz

Self - Former National Political Editor, The Washington Post

Nancy Gibbs

Self - Former Editor in Chief, Time

Floyd Abrams

Self - Senior Counsel, Cahill Gordon & Reindel

Jeremy Peters

Self - Reporter, New York Times

Ivanka Trump

Self

Megyn Kelly

Self - Host, The Kelly File

Michelle Obama

Self

Bill Clinton

Self

George W. Bush

ACTOR

Chelsea Clinton

Self

Ana Navarro

Self - Political Commentator

Chay Komanduri

Self

Andrea Mitchell

ACTOR

Charlie Rose

Self

Jesse Jackson

Self

Newt Gingrich

Self

Chris Matthews

Self

Kasie Hunt

Self

Dee Dee Myers

Self

Jason Chaffetz

Self

James Comey

ACTOR

Paul Manafort

Self

James Baker III

Self

Bill Weld

Self

Howard Dean

Self

David Sanger

Self

Gary Johnson

Self

Heidi Cruz

Self

Andy Greenberg

Self

Dmitri Alperovitch

Self

Winnie the Dog

Self

James Ball

Self

Ed Rogers

Self

Tom Lowell

Self

Matea Gold

Self

Karen Kasich

Self

Christina Reynolds

ACTOR

Mindy Tucker-Fletcher

Self

Tad Devine

Self

Jane Sanders

Self

Vin Weber

Self

Ken Roe

Self

Steven Levy

Self

Nick Merrill

Self

Kate Mines

Self

Lawrence O'Donnell

Self

Meghan McCain

Self

Emmanuel Macron

ACTOR

Donny Deutsch

Self

Don Lemon

ACTOR

Angela Merkel

ACTOR

Anthony Scaramucci

ACTOR

Alan Dershowitz

Self

John O. Brennan

Self

Joe DiGenova

ACTOR

Michael Hayden

Self

Emily Fox

Self

Peter King

Self

Dr. Ismail Elshikh

ACTOR

Sally Yates

ACTOR

Trevor Noah

Self

Stephen Colbert

Self

Al Sharpton

Self

Killer Mike

Self

Leon Panetta

Self

Steve Cortes

Self

Jonathan Ossoff

Self

Jim Acosta

Self

Larry Kudlow

Self

Rick Wilson

Self

Stephanie Grisham

Self

Symone Sanders

Self

Susan Zirinsky

Self

Charlie Sykes

Self

Jonathan Karl

Self

Jen O'Malley Dillon

Self

Cecile Richards

Self

Valerie Biden Owens

Self

Eric Schultz

Self

Carlos Curbelo

Self

Philippe Reines

Self - Panelist

Reed Galen

Self

Hilary Rosen

Self

Thomas Frieden

Self

Jeff Flake

Self

Melvin Carter

Self - Mayor of St. Paul MN

Dan Patrick

Self - Texas Lieutenant Governor

Kevin Madden

Self

Charlie Black

Self

David Jackson

Self

Sean Marschke

Self

Rose Cerulli

Self

T.J. Ducklo

Self

Bob Bauer

Self

Jim Margolis

Self - Panelist

Erin Davison-Rippey

Self

Shay Wells

Self

Andre Segura

Self

Nick Casselli

Self

Theresa Greenfield

Self

Cody Keenan

Self

James Woodall

Self

M.J. Hegar

Self

Laurie Garrett

Self

John Milotzky

Self

Chris Hill

Self

George Stern

Self

Clint Watts

Self

Frank Nitty

Self - Milwaukee Activist

Ben Ginsberg

Self

Addisu Demissie

Self

Dave Wasserman

Self

Dana Nessel

Self = Michigan Attorney General)

Mandela Barnes

Self

Joni Ernst

Self - Iowa Senator

Sean Penn

Self

Gavin Newsom

Self - California Governor

Eric Garcetti

Self - Mayor of Los Angeles

Elizabeth Warren

Self - Massachusetts Senator

Adam Kinzinger

Self

Mitch McConnell

Self - Senate Minority Leader

Olivia Troye

Self

William Barber

Self

George F. Will

Self

Rahm Emanuel

Self

Jon Tester

Self - Montana US Senator

Tom Nichols

Self - US Naval War College Professor

Rashida Tlaib

Self - Michigan Congresswoman

Chuck Hagel

Self

Dan Crenshaw

Self - Texas Congressman

Jake Sherman

Self - Punchbowl News Co-Founder

Debbie Stabenow

Self - U.S. Senator from Michigan

Eric Swalwell

Self - Representative from California

Matthew John Dowd

Self - Texas Democratic Lieutenant Governor Candidate

Susan Rice

Self - Director, White House Domestic Policy Council

Phil Murphy

Self - New Jersey Governor

Glenn Youngkin

Self - Virginia Republican Gubernatorial Candidate

Asa Hutchinson

Self - Arkansas Governor

Al Schmidt

Self

Rob Portman

Self

Jennifer Granholm

Self - US Energy Secretary

Cedric Richmond

Self - Senior White House Adviser

Fiona Hill

Self

Tara Houska

Self

Henry Cuellar

Self - Texas Congressman

Jeh Johnson

Self

Robert Ray

Self

David Miliband

Self - International Rescue Committee CEO

Kristin Davison

Self - Republican Political Strategist

Pete Ricketts

Self - Nebraska Governor

Adam Baron

ACTOR

Larry Hogan

Self

Greg Gianforte

Self - Montana Governor

Jamaal Bowman

Self - New York Congresmman

Terry McAuliffe

Self - Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate

A. Eduardo Balarezo

Self

Andy Slavitt

Self

Adam Jentleson

Self

Jim Farley

Self - Ford Motor CEO

Kim Reynolds

Self - Iowa Governor

Jocelyn Benson

Self - Michigan Secretary of State

Carolyn Bourdeaux

Self - Georgia Congresswoman

Jim McLaughlin

Self - Republican Pollster

Doug Ducey

Self - Arizona Governor

Steny H. Hoyer

Self - House Majority Leader

Nikema Williams

Self

Levar Stoney

Self - Mayor of Richmond, VA

Bryan Hughes

Self - Texas State Senator

Jeff Roe

Self - Republican Political Strategist

Geoff Duncan

Self - Georgia Lieutenant Governor

Marcia Fudge

Self - US Housing and Urban Development Secretary

Amna Dermish

Self - Texas Planned Parenthood Regional Director

Gina McCarthy

Self - White House National Climate Adviser

Devin O'Malley

Self - Republican Political Strategist

Andy Levin

Self - Michigan Congressman

Anthony Sabatini

Self - Florida State Representative

Nicole Colier

Self - Texas State Representative

Patti Menders

Self

Joe Straus

Self - Former Texas House Speaker

Gina Hinojosa

Self - Texas State Representative

J.D. Vance

Self - Ohio Republican Senatorial Candidate

Mehmet Oz

Self - Pennsylvania Republican Senate Candidate

Josh Shapiro

Self - Pennsylvania Attorney General

Kathy Hochul

Self - New York Governor

Antony Blinken

Self - US Secretary of State

Mary Trump

Self

John Bolton

Self

Rick Scott

Self - Florida Senator

Carla Herd

Self - Pennsylvania Republican Senatorial Candidate

Marc Caputo

Self

Paola Ramos

Self

Liz Cheney

Self - Wyoming Congresswoman

Byron Donalds

Self - Florida Congressman

Kaja Kallas

Self - Estonian Prime Minister

Tom Cotton

Self - Arkansas Senator

Samantha Power

Self - Head of USAID

David McCormick

Self - Pennsylvania Republican Senatorial Candidate

Rick Santorum

Self

Abigail Spanberger

Self - Virginia Congresswoman

Doug Jones

Self

Letitia James

Self - New York Attorney General

Masha Gessen

Self

Katie Hobbs

Self - Arizona Secretary of State

Chris Coons

Self - Delaware Senator

Mark Brzezinski

Self - US Ambassador to Poland

Bill Gates

Self - Maricopa AZ County Board of Supervisors

Matthew Miller

Self - NSA Spokesman

Don Bolduc

Self

David Jolly

Self

Chip Roy

Self - Texas Congressman

Ted Lieu

Self - California Congressman

Seth Weathers

Self - Republican Strategist

Mayra Flores

Self - Texas Congresswoman

Tom Bonier

Self

John Kirby

Self - Pentagon Spokesman

Brendan McPhillips

Self

Pat McCrory

Self

Dana Remus

Self

David Wasserman

Self

Barry McCaffrey

Self

Conor Lamb

Self - Pennsylvania Congressman

Nina Lvovna Khrushcheva

Self

Charlie Crist

Self - Florida Congressman

Christopher Krebs

Self

Jackie Toledo

Self - Florida State Representative

Oleksandra Ustinova

Self - Ukrainian Parliament Member

Elaine Luria

Self - Virginia Congresswoman

Catherine Cortez Masto

Self - Nevada Senator

Stephanie Murphy

Self - Florida Congresswoman

Patrick Gaspard

Self - Center for American Progress CEO

Ted Budd

Self - North Carolina Senator-elect

Lou Barletta

Self

Zia Mian

Self - Princeton University Program on Science & Global Security Co-Director

Marcus Flowers

Self - Georgia Congressional Candidate

Michael McFaul

Self

Sarah Matthews

Self

Anna Eskamani

Self - Florida State Representative

Kathleen Sebelius

Self

Andrei V. Kozyrev

Self

Nikki Haley

Self

Nancy Mace

Self - South Carolina Congresswoman

Kara Swisher

Self

Laura Loomer

Self

Sebastian Gorka

ACTOR

Michael Cohen

Self

Scott MacFarlane

Self

Tristan Harris

Self

Jeremy Bash

Self

Emily Jane Fox

Self

Douglas Brinkley

Self

Tim Burchett

Self - Tennessee Congressman

Jake Sullivan

Self - National Security Adviser

Sarah Longwell

Self

Michael Beschloss

Self

Katie Benner

Self

James Stavridis

Self

Ronald Klain

Self

Chris Sununu

Self - New Hampshire Governor

Charles F. Coleman

Self

Mustafa Suleyman

Self

Ken Buck

Self - Colorado Congressman

Michael Bender

Self

Jiore Craig

Self

Chris Favo

Self

David Kochel

Self - Republican Strategist

Katie Harbath

Self

Amy Lee Copeland

Self

Karyn Turk

Cameo (uncredited)